sueño

See also: sueno

Asturian

Verb

sueño

1. first-person singular present indicative of soñar

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish sueño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweɲo/, [ˈswe.ɲo]
• Hyphenation: sue‧ño

Noun

sueño

1. sleep
2. dream

Related terms

• soña (“to dream”)
• soñada (“way of dreaming”)
• soñao

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweɲo/ [ˈswe.ɲo]

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• Rhymes: -eɲo
• Syllabification: sue‧ño

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish suenno, from Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Compare Portuguese sono, Italian sonno (“sleep”) and Sicilian sonnu (“sleep”).

Noun

sueño m (plural sueños)

1. sleep, slumber
2. sleepiness

   Tengo mucho sueño.

   I am very sleepy.

   (literally, “I have much sleepiness”)

Derived terms

• apnea del sueño
• conciliar el sueño
• echar un sueño
• en sueños
• enfermedad del sueño
• entre sueños
• espantar el sueño
• parálisis del sueño
• robar el sueño
• sueño eterno
• sueño húmedo
• sueño pesado
• trastorno del sueño

Related terms

• somnoliento
• soñoliento

Descendants

• Chavacano: sueño

See also

• dormido
• dormir
• insomnio

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Spanish suenno, from Latin somnium (“dream”), a derivative of somnus (“sleep”) (as Etymology 1). Compare Portuguese sonho, Italian sogno (“dream”) and Sicilian sonnu (“dream”).

Noun

sueño m (plural sueños)

1. dream

   Realicé mi sueño.

   I have fulfilled my dream.

   Dónde Están Mis Sueños

   Where Are My Dreams

Derived terms

• atrapasueños
• dulces sueños
• ni en sueños
• sueño americano
• sueño guajiro
• sueño libertador
• sueño mojado

Related terms

• ensueño
• soñar

Descendants

• Chavacano: sueño

Verb

sueño

1. first-person singular present indicative of soñar

See also

• pesadilla

Further reading

• “sueño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10